Economic Liberties Applauds Washington Law Banning Retail Covenants That Block Grocery and Pharmacy Competition
March 13, 2026 – This week, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed legislation banning restrictive land covenants used by large retailers to block grocery stores and pharmacies from opening in properties they once occupied, making Washington the first state in the country to outlaw the practice statewide. These so-called “negative use” covenants are often attached when chains close or sell stores and can prevent another grocery store or pharmacy from opening at the same site for years or even decades, locking out competitors and leaving communities with an empty building where essential services once stood. The American Economic Liberties Project praised the law as a major step toward restoring competition in local retail markets and tackling one of the structural drivers of food and pharmacy deserts.
Will Trump Allow His “Incredible” USMCA to Fail? New Report Documents Outcomes Opposite of Promised Gains, Major Fixes Needed
March 13, 2026 – A new report Six Years Later: Rosy USMCA Promises Meet Reality by American Economic Liberties Project’s Rethink Trade finds that President Donald Trump’s greatest first term trade achievement, the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), not only failed to meet his promises that it would end job offshoring, create more U.S. manufacturing jobs and balance trade, but that opposite outcomes resulted.
Congress, Courts, State AGs Must Stop Corrupted DOJ From Letting Live Nation-Ticketmaster Off the Hook
March 9, 2026 – In response to news that the Trump-Vance Department of Justice Antitrust Division has negotiated a settlement to its landmark monopolization suit against Live Nation-Ticketmaster, just weeks after allegedly corrupt DOJ leadership pushed out antitrust chief Gail Slater, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Calls Out Big Homebuilder Effort to Cripple ROAD to Housing Act
March 6, 2026 – In response to news that industry lobbying groups, including the National Association of Home Builders, are now opposing Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Tim Scott’s bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act over a single section that would require “built-to-rent” houses to be sold to individuals within seven years after construction, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
Economic Liberties Joins Farmers, Restaurant Owner and Consumer Advocates in Support of Senate Dem Bill to Break Up Meatpacker Monopoly
March 5, 2026 – This morning, the American Economic Liberties Project hosted a news conference where Sens. Schumer, Welch, Gallego, and Booker formally unveiled Sen. Schumer’s Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act, backed by 12 Democratic senators, which would break up the Big Four meatpackers that have driven meat prices to record levels while squeezing producers. Economic Liberties and partners released the following statement.